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How long elderly 85+ years old with kidney failure below 15% survives without dialysis treatment? resist for dialysis?

Q: how long elderly 85+ years old with kidney failure below 15% survives without dialysis treatment? resist for dialysis?

: Depends on the reasons for the kidney dysfunction and whether the kidney is still capable of performing its basic operations. This is a question for the kidney specialist seeing this person.

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Dr. Mark Owolabi answered

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Depends on the reasons for the kidney dysfunction and whether the kidney is still capable of performing its basic operations. This is a question for the kidney specialist seeing this person.

Answered 3/20/2023

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Dr. Birendra Tandan answered

How long a person survives is always a guess, This scenario has a grim prognosis but the exact time can not be predicted

Answered 3/20/2023

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How long elderly 85+ years old with kidney failure below 15% survives without dialysis treatment? resist for dialysis?

2 doctors weighed in across 2 answers

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